Dscn1008.jpg (21686 bytes) Dscn1009.jpg (21694 bytes) Dorsal view, left side

The transverse scapular artery is a branch of the thyrocervical artery.  On the deep side of the scapula it runs with the suprascapular nerve and it then gives rise to the suprascapular artery.  There is no comparable artery in humans.

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